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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-24
ChaunceY Nj. DeneM,A Pie.

C%hauncey Depew woke up to fame In
London the other morning when he found
his name printed in the report OF his APP
pearing at the breakfast given by Cody
and Salisbury as ode Pew" He was par
ticularly witty and happy when he was
called upon to talk, but he said nothing
that could be compared for one moment
with the fun OF the speech that was made
TO him privately after the breakfast was
over. Every one knows how serious, dis
NAL and funeral are all the English ora
tors at their public feasts. This particular
Englishman was delighted with Mr.. De-
pew's talk. He came up to the silver
tongued candidate for the next presiden-
tial nomination. and said: ooh, ] beg your
pardon; but | must tell you how pleased
] was with your speech. Such wit and
rare humor surely proves, Mr.. Depew,
that you have a common ancestry with
the orators Of England" At the break
fast Mr.. Depew was taken for an English
MAJ by one of the Wild West walters.
When the apple pie was served Mr.. De-
pew looked at it curiously and asked:
"What is this? Is this an Indian dishY''
The waiter was prompt with information
for what he conceived was an inGuiring
English mind. He said: Eyes, it is; il is
the best thing those red men make. -
Chicago Herald.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-24
Wants the Cash.

Sitting Bull, the somewhat famous
Sioux chieftain, is again taking interest
in life. The tour of the Eastern cities
which he once made under the auspices
of a St. Paul man has left such pleasing
r%ecollections that the distinguished
savage has never since been satisfied
with his rather monotonous lot as the
Savage ruler Of still more savage mem
held i'm a state of virtual captivity by
Uncle Sans soldiers, and consequently
debarred from the qualification OF nat
ural bloodthirsty instincts.
But firing of the tedium which neces-
sarily accompanies the idle consump-
ton of government rations at a frontier
post, Sitting Bull has evolved a scheme,
When the lands were allotted to his
tribe in severalty it was provided that
the equivalent to be returned to the
Indians for the surplus lands should be
in cattle, not in money.
That was Sitting Bulls opportunity,
Cattle was not easily convertible ito
frewater and other desirable goods
owned by the pale faces, Money could
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-24

hours. So help me Bob Ingersoll, and
keep me in backbone.
Il was then asked what l most need
ed ?"
"What vas your reply" +.
Money"
"What did YOU then behold"
"A copy of Dun 4 Co.'S reports open
AT chapter 'Muskegon.' Upon the open
book rested a pair Of drug scales, in one
pan of which reposed len pounds #
concentrated I've and in the other sat IA
small silver jackass.'
"What do the emblems signify ?"
"The scales indicate the balance be-
tween debtor and creditor. The other
emblems represent the liabilities and
assets Of bankrupts."
"Did this teach you any lesson"
"You bet it did. 1t taught me that
the former are generally almighty much
better than the latter"
Have you any cigars"
IL have"
"Give 'em to me ?"
81 did not receive them thus, neither
will ! SO impart them"
"How will you dispose of them"
sixty days time or 2 per cent cash
{. o. b."
"All right; begin"
up EN- set"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-24

DR.. William NOyes, assistant physician
Of the Bloomingdale Insane asylum, Of
New York, read a paper on "The Grim
inal Type" 1t was devoted TO n dis
cussion of the theories regarding habitual
criminals Of French and Italian ply
~sicians, principally of those of Caesar
IOmbroso, the eminent Italian scientist.
The argument of the paper was the ire
~claimability of n certain class of criminals
owing to their being physically as well as
mentally governed by criminal impulses.
He said that many researches abroad,
principally in Italy and France, seem to
show that there is a distinct class which
may be recognized by various bodily
anomalies rs forming the chief Of the
lower type Of criminal. These anomalies
are'principally malformation of the head
and face, but the other bodily organs also
show marked and easily recognizable
deviations from the normal type. These
anomalies are on the whole such as are
found anon the lower races and savages.
The writer traced the gradual evolution
of crime in the animal Kingdom and the
resemblance OF the criminal acts Of bears
to those of the lower order Of men. Grim
inals. he said, differ from normal people
in having smaller skulls, with less cranial
capacity. The angles and measurements
Of the skull differ in a marked degree
from those of the normal man. There is a
preponderance of left handed men among
criminals. As compared with other per-
sons, three times as many male and four
times as many female criminals are ambi-
deXtrous. The cunvolutions Of the brain
show marked degencrative characteristics,
and seem to be allied TO the Mongol or
Australian type. Criminals also resemble
savages in the frequency with which they
are tattooed. Their writing shows
marked tendencies toward the use of HE
roei. pnics. They are vain and revenge-
full to an extent in excess of normal per-
sons Of similar social position. 1t would
be wise for the state, after they have once
committed crime and their irreclaimable
nature has been discovered, to imprison
them for life, thus protecting society from
their ravages.-New York Tribune.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-24
Heroic Treatment for Hydrophobin.

This was the heroic treatment prescSjbed
for the bite of a mad dog in 1909, as given in
Boerhaave's ''Aphorisms:" ''The Method
to preserve one from further Harm, re.
quires: C) That Immediately after the
Poison Is communicated, the whole af-
fected Place. together with the surround
ing, be Immediately scarified very deep,
and Blood be drawn to a great Quantity,
by means of large Glasses laid over the
scarified Parts; or the same be burned
deep with a red hot iron; then the Part
be made to suppurate for a long while by
means OF such things as ulcerate by their
constant Corrosiveness; in the meantime,
from the Beginning Of the Cure to the
End, foment the Parts with Pickle made
of Bay salt and Vinegar; and these things
ought TO be continued until the sixth
month from the first Accident. % The
Clothes and other things which may nave
been touched with the Poison, or that the
mad Animal had breathed upon, ought TO
be laid aside and carefully avoided. -
New York Tribune.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-24
Dakotans Confer.

Washington, Dec. 19.-There was a
conference Saturday evening and an
other yesterday afternoon in the rooms
of Hon. j. j. Kleiner. The conferers
were Il. c. Moody, John II. King, o. S
Clifford and X. +. Pettigrew. No bust
ness was considered except the question
of the opening of the Sioux reservation.
The Dawes bill as presented was talked
of freely and many were the kindly eX=
pressions concerning the Massachusetts
senator and his evident desire to do
what is right 1t was determined to
offer some suggestions to Mr.. Dawes in
he way Of notifications of his bill. u
is presumed he will be wiling to accept
them. Mr.. Moody and Mr.. PettigreV
have promised to join heartily in the
work and Mr.. Clifford is intensely in
terested. kleiner is a tower Of strength
and yields great influence. Matters
look encouraging to all concerned.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-24

A person much stared ut at the Glover
reception was the doctor Of the Chinese
legation. He is a tall, sallow, thin faced,
angle eyed man, the countenance as in
expressive ~ that Of q mummy. He
wears a IT,, -ly dress, however, petit
coat OF deep indigo hrocaded silk, with a
loose Over garment of silver gray. He is
O prominent figure in Washington, and
can often be seen sailing down the middle
Of the street, queue flying out behind. l
suppose he is going to see some sick
laundryman, for l haven't heard Of his
being called in by an American, profess
sionally, but once, and that was to see a
sick dog. He prescribed and gave the
poor animal immediate relief. A knot OF
English physicians gathered about the
Chinese doctor at the Glover reception.
"Do you speak FRENCH" asked IL o.
the Englishmen.
The Chinaman shook his head.
s"Do you speak GERMANY" said another
"No; l speak Engleese," replied the
Chinaman; w~hereupon there was dismay
and CONSERVATION in the ranks of the Eng
lish, and they fell to, Mt once, in theil
native tongue.-Fuller Walker in Kansas
City Journal.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-24
Admit Dakota.

1t would simply be an act Of ~justics to
take Dakota into the Union. The
people of the Territory are now sub
stantially agreed. They have for five
years had the requisite population
and now have 600, 00O-more than any
State has had Mt the time Of admission.
1t exceeds in population each of eight
State that have long been in the Union
and what is more significant it is grow
ing every year faster than n n of
them. Another fairer comparison and
test Of fitness is It's large vote. Last
year its vote was larger than each OF
half the States Of the Union.
Now if there are any advantages to be
derived from statehood Dakota Is EMIT
led TO them. Much Of her population
has gone there from the older States
with the express purpose of making q
home, but not to extradite theinself,
They expected and had a right to expect
that as soon as the Territory met the
usual and constitutional condition she
would become a State. Her great
material interests connect her intimately
with the prosperity Of the whole contry.
The products Of her soil go to enrich
the people of other States. She is
closely bound to them by a network OF
railroads surprising in extent and fac
ilities of reaching every part Of the Ter
ritory, any other Territory at the time
of its coming into the Union.
1t is for the interest of other States to
have Dakota admitted. Her relation
ship will become closer for business, for
manufacturing, for every interchange OF
commodity or produce. 1t will give to
her affairs a settled conditihn which is
IA plomotive of prosperity for her
neighbors as for herself.
Who can r~ightfullv oppose the admiss,
ion of Dakota? 1t ought uot to involve
partisan politics. There are always
questions of right and justice and
general and unquestioned public policy
that rise above all partisan conditions,
This is one of such questions. Uutil we
see evidence to the contrary we are
bonnd to assume that there will be a
majority of both parties that are SO
patriotic and just-minded the the will
sink partisan conditions out of sight and
welcome Dakota to the Union without
further delay.-Farm, Field & stockman,
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-24
CUSTER CHRONICLE
TERRITORIAL OFFICERS

Goveinor-Louis X. Church.
Sccretal IN. Ia. Mccormack.
Chief Justice--Iartlctt Trip.
Associate Justices-Charles NJ. Thomas, w. b.
Mcconnell, &. 5. Palmer and James Spencer,
uulted States A tt~orUey-J0hn K. Garland.
United states Marshai--D. w. Maratta.
Surveyor General--Maris Taylor.
Delcgate to Congress--O. s, Clifford.
Territoria Wreasurer-J W. Raymond.
Territorial Auditcr-E. w caldwell.
Aperintendent Of Public lnstruction-A .Sher-
idan Jones. Assistant. w, Cowan.
Attorney General-George s. Engel
Commissioners Of Observation-Disclosures Dunlap
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-24
MINING APPLICATION NO. 507.
L. ). LAND OFFICE, DEADwoop, ID. I

December 5th, 1887. y
Notice Is hereby given that Ernest Ill. smith,
whose postofice address is Custer City, Custer
ounty. y. T., has made application Tor a patent
for smith Placer Claim of a5.25-lO acres placer
mining groa,d bearing Eo,II s't Gast.r IN c o"Sier
Dakota, and described in the Official plat ana
fed notes on file in this Office, AS follows, VIZ:
BEGINNING at most westerly corner OF smith
7 lccr claiiti, at "A square pine post 4NINGl lncii'.N
set in ground and In mound OF rock, marked NJ.
&. J7 ON one side and No. l on opposite SIDE icr
corner No. /. being also corner NO. l., NJ HG
ARK Placer Claim, from which corner I. ,.
l. eating Monument No.. SO bears =. 81 deg. "
M n. l., 7,974 feet distant. .Slire custer ,llty
school house bears y. 53 deg. 80 min. w. Calali-
lcnce first course, :. q deg. +, variation 10
leg. 10 min. +, 1880 feet 10 corner No: 2; thence
second course T., variation u deg. 10 min. +,
iloj feet to corner No. 3: thence third course \,
variation IL deg. 10 min. T., 6lG.5-l0 feet To corner
No. 4; thence fourth course +, variation 10 deg.
10 min. T., 11S2. 10 feet to corner NO.. D; Thence
ifti, course \, & deg. % min. w, variation 10 deg.
10 min. e, l453 feet TO corner No. g.; Themes, sixth
course w, variation Is deg. 10 min. +, 1924 ieet10
corner No. Z; thence seventh course y, b deg. 40
min, E. yarii.'iSn 10 DEG i;i, 10 i n,r T.; 81 = i deg "a
min. ", variation IL deg. 10 min. +, 1902 feet to
corner No. q: thence ninth course >, l deg. S
min. w, varition 10 deg 10 mn y, WI ieec 70
aiming D % acres OF placer mining ground.
The location of this mine is recorded IN tnc
Register oi Deeds Office OF Custer county y. L.,
N pages 2O7. a0s, 2O9. 30 and 30, In book l of
~pcltions. Adjoining claimants are Clark Placer
Claim Oh north and Townsite OF Custer City on
west.
All persons holding adverse claims thereto are
re- iuired to present the same before THIS once
Nlthin sixty days from the first day, OF puDlica,
zion hereof, or they Will be barred by virtue OF
the provisions Of the statute.
OiIN Il. WHITESlDE, Register.
DoHALp rMEGpoSAip' Att'ys for Claimant.
1t Is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice
of application tor patent be published for the
period of sixty days, ten consecutive weeks III
the Custer CHRONICLE, a weekly newspaper
published at Custer City, Dakota.
JOHN X. WHITESIDE, Register.
First publication, Dee. IL.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-24
Astonishing Success

1t is the duty ofevery person who has
used BosclIee's German Syrup to let It's
wonderful qualities be known to their
friends in curing consumption, severe
coughs, Group, asthma, pneumonia, and
in fact all throat and lung diseases. No
person can use it without immediate
relief. Three doses will relieve any
case, and we consider it the duty of ali
druggists to recommend 1t to The poor,
dying consumptive, at least to try one
bottle, as 10000 dozen bottles were sold
last year, and no n case where it
failed was reported. Such "A medicine
as the German Syrup cannot be too
widely known. Ask your druggist about
it. Sample bottles to try sold at 10
cents. Regular size 70 cents. Sold by
all druggists and dealers, in the United
States and Canada.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-24
Societies.
4. II. f. Il. NJ.


Custer City odge, No. &C, A.. r. e. A. NJ, meets
In Masonic hall In regular communication on
he first and third Wednesdays Of each month.
s. NJ. Booth, w. NJ.
FL. v. RUTKowsKI, Sec,
Il. Il. X.
Gen. Steele Post No. % meets In regular session
on the LIST and 3rd Fridays Of each month at the
Court House Hall at 1880 p. m. Visiting mem
bers will meet with "A hearty welcome.
S. NJ. BOOTH, Commander,
AT FEAY, Adjutant.
4. O. q. r..
FIDELITY Lodge of /. o. G, T, meets at the
Court. House at 1880 p, IN. Saturday evenings,
j, c. CARR, W.. G. I. {. 4. BoYDEN, w, S,
". Z. 4. u.
The Womans Christian Temperance Union
meets on the LIST and Bird Thursdays Of each
mouth at 3 o'clock p. III. in the Methodist
Church Ladies are cordially invited to attend
our sessions.
Mrs. A. YERKEs, Prcst.
Mise III. K. e. DENNY. K. S.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-24
Noise from Escaping Steam.

The frequency Of accidents occurring
through horses becoming frightened by
the escaping steam of locomotives il at
tracing q good deal of attention, and in
some states the matter has been taken up
by the railroad commissions There IL a
very simple device on the Cincinnati,
Indianapolis, st. Louis and Chicago road
which prevents all trouble from this
ource. 1t is called a blowback, and all
waste steam is carried back into the tank.
There Is no noise from escaping steam
whether the engine be standing still or
moving.-New York Mail and Express.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-24
no. 39i.
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT.
U. S. LAND OFFICE, DEApwooD, T

u $. LAND OFFICE, OAK.
Notice is hereby given that Charles III. Walker,
and William -. Wood, whose postOiiice address
is Custer City, Custer County, Dakota Territory,
have This drv Glpd their application for a patent
for the Clark Placer Mining Claim, with surface
round 80, aces, situated IN no organized, but
known as Custer mining district, County ol MS
ter and Territory of Dakota, ana designated, ny
the field notes and official plat on file In this
Office as lot number J6, in Custer mining district.
Custer County, Dakota Territory, Meridian OF
the Black Hills, said lot No. 56 being as follows,
to-wit:
BEGINNING nj the most southerly corner of TIE
lark Placer mine AT a square pin post 6N6XtS
aches, set in ground and mound OF roc'
marked NJ. G. 800 on one side, and No. on or
oosite side for corner No. 1. From which corner
q. :. Locating Monument bears south, - deg. II
east, 1914 feet distant; Calamity James
PEAK bears ", 80 deg. 80 min. T.; Spire Custer
Thence first course, \. II deg. w $3.50 ieet 10
corner No. 2; thence second course. n. % deg:
u min. T., 5G2 feet tn corner No. 3; THENCE liiird
course, 50 deg. 02 min. T., 1886 feet to corner No. I;
thence fourth course, :. Il deg. 20 MN. r,
O7. 5-lo feet To corner No. 8; thence fifth course,
) so deg. q min. T., 972, feet to corner NO; q:
thence sixth course, s 8 deg. Is min. +, 1884 feet
to corner No. Z; thence seventh course, n. ~
deg. 80 min. W, 1902 feet to corner NO. s; thence
eighth course, :. ! deg. .b3 min. w, W Feet 10
Orner No. | or place OF beginning. Magnetic
aria;Ion 10 deg. 10 min. east, containing 59.G5
lcrcS.
The location of this mine is recorded In the
Register of Deeds office OF Custer county, Dakota
272, y3. The adjoining clai ants are the Town
site of Custer city on the west, and the Smith
Placer claim on the south.
ANY and all persons Claiming adversely any por-
ton OF said Clark Placer mining claim, mine or
surface ground are required TO file their adverse
claims with the Register of the United States
Land office mt Deadwood, in the Territory of Da
kota, during the sixty days period OF publication
hereof, or they will be barred by virtue of The
provisions of the statute.
InyrNT NrlIITESInE DaptGfnr
pSnAlp M~FFrp,oySALD' Att'ys for Applicants
II Is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice
Of application for patent be published for the
period of sixty days, ten consecutive weeks in
the Custer CHRONICLE, "A weekly newspaper
published 1T Custer City, ID. T.
JOHN X. WHlTESIDi, Register.
First pnhlicatiOn. Dccember 3.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-24

Clerk Of Court-F. J. v. Rutkowski.
District Attorney--W. II. Frye.
COMMISSIONERS. NJ. Booth, j. r. Street, J, II.
HUMPHREYS, .
Shcriff--Benj. F. Porter.
Register of Deeds--Jos. E. Pitcher.
Treasurer--E. II, Flynn,
Assessor--Samuel r. Maddox.
Judge Of Probate--Cyrus w. Robbins.
Coroner-J. l.. Conant.
Supt. Of Pub. nstruction-Willi G. Bower.
Justice Ofthe Peace-J. NJ. Lewis, Custer.
Constable--Jas Scott. Custer.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-24
The Drummer's InQulsltion.

The Drummer's InquIsition.
Scene in the ante room of the Grand
lodge X. of the q. w {. T. A.. with a
belated drummer and the grand w.
Inquisitioners as the principal char
acters.
"Whence CONTEST thou, pard?"
"From the lodge of the Holy St.
Johns, Michigan
Then YOU are a drummer"
II am so taken and accepted by all
the boys"
GLOW may l know you to be a drum
mer?"
"By my cheek and my f%fty-pound
sample case. Try me-"
"Ilow will you be tried"?
"By the SQUARE"
"Why the square?"
Because the square is II magistrate
and an emblem of stupidity.
"Where were you first prepared to BE-
a drummer
I'm my mind"
"Where next?"
I'm a printing office, adjoining a reg
ular post of drummers."
How were you prepared ?"
"By being Invested Of my last cent,
my cheek rubbed down with a brick, a
buDion plaster over each eye and a
heavy sample case in each hand. L.
this fix | was conducted to the door of
the post
How did you know it was a door
being blind"
"By first stepping in a coal scuttle and
afterward humping my head against tie
door knob"
"How gained YOU admission"
"By benefit Of my cheek ?"
Had you the required cheek ?"
IL had it not, but Steve Sears had ii
for me-"
How were you received?"
"On the sharp toe of a boot, applied
to my natural trousers"
What did this teach your"
"Not to fool around too much"
"What happened next?"
Il was set down on a cake Of ice and
asked if | put my trust in mercantile
reports"
Your answer"
"Not if | know myself, | don't"
GLOW was YOU next handled? :"
81 was put straddle of a goat made out
of a 2x4 and trotted nine times around
the room by four worthy brothers and
then trotted in front of the left bower
for further Instructions"
How did he instruct you ?"
"To approach a customer in three up
right regular steps, with my business
card extended at right angles, my arms
forming a perfect square"
"How was you then disposed of"
81 was again seated on a cake of ice
in front of dry goods box and made to
take the following horrible and binding
oath:
], Charles S. Robinson, do hereon and
herein most everlastingly and diabolic.
ally swear by the Great Bob Tail Flush,
that l will never reveal and always steal
all the trade secrets / can for the use
and benefit Of this most august order
And | further swear by the Bald Headed
Jack of Clubs, that ! will never give,
carve, make, hold, take or cut prices
below the regular rates. And | further
swear, bv the pipers that played before
Moses to never have n commercial
dealings with any man or his wife,
sister, grandmother, old maid, aun or
uncle unless they. he, she, or it is sound
on the goose. Binding myself under no
less a penalty than to have my grip sack
slit from top to bottom. my dirty shirts
and socks taken ont. ana my reputation
removed and buried in the river ut the
new bridge, where the Salvation army
GIBBS and flows every two and one half
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It is estimated that the discoveries, in.
ventions and compounds patented each
year in the United States and never
amounting to anything cost $4,000, 600.